Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dumfries Academy Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Steele (born 24 July 1993 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Steele began his rugby union career with Dumfries Saints.
Professional career
In 2011, Steele was playing with the Scotland Under 18s when his team-mate Corey Venus told him that Leicester Tigers needed a scrum half. Steele enquired and landed a trial, then an academy contract, and then a two-year deal with the Tigers.
He was signed by London Irish in 2014. On 1 March 2016 it was announced that Steele had signed a two-year contract extension which would see him remain at London Irish until the end of the 2017-18 season. He was released ahead of the 2020–21 season.
He joined Harlequins in July 2020.
International career
Steele has represented Scotland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level. He was named in the senior Scotland squad for the 2020 Six Nations match against Wales. He came off the bench to play on the Wing in a 14-10 win for Scotland.
Football career
He has also played pro youth football for Kilmarnock.
References
- ^ World, Rugby (1 October 2014). "Hotshots: Meet up and coming Leicester Tigers 9 Scott Steele". Rugby World.
- "London Irish make double swoop". Sports Mole.
- "London Irish re-sign Scott Steele and Will Lloyd". Premieship Rugby. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- "Thank you to the leavers | 4th July 2020 | News". London Irish. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Harlequins sign experienced scrum-half Scott Steele". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Scott Steele". Scottish Rugby Union.
- @theoffsideline (31 October 2020). "#WALvSCO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
Categories:- 1993 births
- Living people
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School
- Leicester Tigers players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Dumfries Saints players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union players from Dumfries
- Scottish rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- London Scottish F.C. players
- Edinburgh Rugby players